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Instruments of restraint

In force

(1)

Subject to this Division, a prison officer may restrain a prisoner in a prison by using any of the following instruments of restraint—

(a)

handcuffs;

(b)

arm restraints;

(c)

leg restraints;

(d)

belts which restrain parts of the body;

(e)

spitter protective hoods;

(f)

one or more chains connected to—

(i)

any of the instruments of restraint in paragraphs (a) to (d); or

(ii)

any of the instruments of restraint in paragraphs (a) to (d) and a fixture.

Example

An example of a chain connected in accordance with subparagraph (ii) is a chain that is connected to a handcuff at one end and an ankle bracelet at the other end that secures to the prisoner and to a secure fixture when the prisoner is on a hospital bed or in a wheelchair.

(2)

Any of the instruments of restraint referred to in subregulation (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) may be secured with one or more locks.

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